capuchin
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- noun
- /ˈkæpʊtʃɪn/
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mono capuchino
- And we've got a little video to show you of a capuchin monkey making its way across a tightrope.
- capuchin monkey
- capuchin monkeys
And that was the capuchin monkey's illustration.
- And that was the capuchin monkey's illustration.
Examples
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He's not a chimpanzee, he's a capuchin.
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So these researchers trained capuchin monkeys to use money.
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One brother kept Capuchin monkeys.
Blog text (18) -
Up ahead is one of my favorite creatures in the whole museum, the Capuchin monkey.
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And that's Crystal, our capuchin.
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But this time the setting is Colombia in South America, and the adoptive parents are a colony of capuchin monkeys.
Blog text (17) -
A half-kilometer away, the topmost branches of a tall tree wave in the still air as a troop of white-faced capuchin monkeys moves through the canopy.
Academic text (2007) -
And in the jungles of the llanos, predators abound: capuchin monkeys, tayras, and forest falcons are among the most formidable hunters of hoatzin chicks.
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During our trip to Costa Rica, we were thrilled to see a capuchin monkey swinging from tree to tree.
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The researchers discovered that capuchin monkeys are incredibly intelligent and can solve complex puzzles.
Synonyms
A small monkey with a white face and dark body from Central and South America
A small monkey from Central and South America with thick hair on its head like a hood
A group of monkeys from Central and South America that includes capuchin monkeys
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Etymology
The little monkey called capuchin was named after the Capuchin monks because its thick hair on the head looks like the monks' 'hood'. The name comes from Italian cappuccio, meaning 'hood', so the monkey's name makes you think of a monk's hood.